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 Best Art Business Posts

Published July 30, 2025                                              Updated: July 29, 2026

Various art posts and series of posts of interest to my fellow artists - from beginner to advanced - there is always something we can learn. 

Selling Your Art Series

Nearly every artist that I have run into at art shows and in my art groups want to learn more about how to sell their art. Here is a lot of advice built over a few years on the art of selling art.

Art Tips and Lists

Plein Air Painting Equipment and Supplies - A list of supplies to consider

Storing Your Artwork - Short term or long term, in studio or around your home

How Do You Sign Your Artwork? - Your artist signature on your artwork

Wrapping, Storing, Moving, Protecting Your Artwork - Some art tips to help the artist protect their canvases when moving art to and from art shows, and storing it.

Transporting Art to Art Events, How Do You Roll? - How to do get your art from your studio/home to where you set up at the art show/event?

Artist Emergency Kit - A must have for ALL artists!

The Art of Artist Etiquette - Reminders with do's and don'ts on handling various art situations.

Art Show Go Bag - Combine your Artist Emergency Kit with this one!

Tech Series

Tech Series 1: Instagram for Artists 

Tech Series 2: Are You Reeling on Instagram? 

Tech Series 3 How to Be Pinteresting

Tech Series 4 The Blogging Story 

Tech Series 5 (Coming Soon) 

Art Business, Art Groups

All artists wish that all they need to do is keep creating the art they love. But that doesn't end up being the case if they want to show in galleries, sell their artwork, and make a living from what they do - unless they have someone to do all of that work for them. Learning the business side of art should be about 50% of what they do.

How to Apply to a Call for Art - Do's and Don'ts and great tips

Protect Yourself and Your Art - Spammers, scammers, phishing, fake buyers and more

Art Shows, Art Galleries - Showing Your Art - Art show basics, calls for art, types of shows and spaces

Artwork Rejection - No matter how good you are, you probably will not get into every show you apply to

Art Groups Page - Ever thought about joining an Art Group?

NonProfit Art Group Committees - Volunteers are always needed and committees are the backbone of your art group

Composition Series

A 21-part series on the "rules" or guidelines of composition in art, photography, design. The links to the blog post will be updated as they are published.

Composition Part 1. Rule of Thirds

Composition Part 2. Rule of Odds

Composition Part 3. Leading Lines Create Depth

Composition Part 4. Add Energy with Diagonal Lines

Composition Part 5. Subject Symmetry and Visual Balance

Composition Part 6. The Use of Repeated Elements, Patterns

Composition Part 7. Use of Subject Focus Filling the Frame

Composition Part 8. Golden Rule Placement of Your Main Subject

Composition Part 9. Movement Flow from Left to Right

Composition Part 10. Element Relationships and Complements

Composition Part 11. Depth of Field

Composition Part 12. Find the Best Orientation

Composition Part 13. Aesthetically Pleasing? Straighten Your Lines!

Composition Part 14. Go Into the Light, Attracting Attention

Composition Part 15. The Highs and Lows of Your Perspective

Composition Part 16. Use Negative Space Around Objects

Composition Part 17. Framing Draws the Eye

Composition Part 18. For Depth and Dimension Use Layering

Composition Part 19. To Capture Subject Essence, Simplify

Composition Part 20. Avoid Mergers

Composition Part 21. Look at Your Edges for Distractions

Perspective Series

A series of blog posts about the various forms of perspective in drawing, sketching, and painting art. The links will be updated when the posts are published.

Perspective Part 1. One-Point

Perspective Part 2. Two-Point

Perspective Part 3. Three-Point

Perspective Part 4. Atmospheric or Aerial Perspective

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Author: Donna Liguria  is the Blogmaster for Donna's Cave Paintings and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, VA. Donna specializes in acrylic paintings of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art.

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